Polishing brush



Alig..-4, 1925.

P. J. DEVER POLISHING BRUSH Filed July 2,- 1924 V gmenfoz I PatentedAug. 4, 1925..

' UNITED STA'EES WIN! '"u grew i? l POLISHING pause;

Application filed ii'uly 2,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it lcnown that I, PATRICK J. Devlin, a citizen of the United States,residing at Freeland, in the county of Luzerne and State ofPennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Polishing Brush, of whichthe followingis a specification.

The present invention relates to polishing and cleaning brushes and moreparticularly a brush of the fountain-type. v

The primary object of the invention is to provide a brush of thischaracter having means whereby a quantity of cleaning and polishingfluid may be readily and easily taken into the flexible reservoir orbulb forming a part of the brush.

Another important object of the invention is to provide means wherebythe flow of the fluid from the reservoir may be regulated at the will ofthe operator.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in i the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is an elevational view of a brush constructed in accordancewith the inven tion.

Figure 2 is an enlarged sectional view of the dauber, forming a part ofthe brush, taken on line 2-2 of Figure 3.

Figure 3 is a sectional View taken on line 33 of Figure 2.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the device embodies a hollow handleportion 5 through which the tube 6 extends, the tube supporting the bulb7, whereby fluid may be drawn into the bulb or reservoir 7 and into thetube 6.

At the outer end of the tube 6 is a flexible tube 8 which has its freeend tapered to fit within the opening 9 of the head 10 forum ing a partof the dauber.

This dauber is formed with a curved surface 10 adapted to receive thefelt daubing member 11 which may be secured within the head, in anysuitable and well known manner.

1924. Serial No. 723,788.

As shown, the opening 9 establishes communication between the tube P andthe dauber so that the cleaning or polishing fluid may find its .way tothe dauber or felt llwhen it is desiredto apply the same to a stove orarticle being cleaned.

Secured to the head lOis a spring member 1,2:bent upon itself to providea pair of arms 13, oneof said arms being anchored to thelhead bymeansoiithe screw lrfhwhile the opposite arm is free to move towards and awayfrom the opposed arm.

The dauber head is supported by the rod 15 that is secured to thetubular member 6 one end of the rod 15 being frictionally held within anopening in the head 10 as clearly shown by Figure 2 of the drawing.Forming a part of the rod 15 is a cam 16 that lies adjacent to the freearm of the member 12 so that when the head 10 is rotated, the cam willcontact with the free arm of the member 12, forcing the arms towardseach other and compressing the flexible tube 8, positioned between thearms.

Thus it will be seen that by moving the head 10, the quantity of fluidpassing through the tube 8 may be regulated at the will of the operator.It might be further stated that due to the construction of the member12, the free end of the tube 8 may be secured to the head 10, in a wayto eliminate any possibility of the same becoming accidentallydisplaced.

Secured to the tube 6 and extending laterally therefrom, is a rod 17that carries the polishing member 18, which is also in the form of ahead and a felt polishing element 19.

In the use of the device, the tubular memher 8 is removed from itsposition within the head 10 and inserted in a suitable container,whereupon the bulb 7 is compressed. The bulb is now released by theoperator, creating a suction through the tube 6 drawing the fluid intothe reservoir or bulb 7 The tube 8 is now positioned in the opening 9 ofthe head 10 and the head rotated until the desired quantity of fluid maypass from the tube 8, whereupon the bulb may be compressed slightly tocause liquid to flow to the dauber.

After a suitable coating of fluid has been applied, the device is turnedin the hand of the operator to bring the polishing member into play,whereupon the polishing of the stove may be completed.

I claim 2-- 1. In a device of the character described, a handle, a tubeextending through the ban die and carrying a bulb on one end thereof, adauber supported adjacent the other end of the tube, a flexible tubepositioned on the first mentioned tube, the free end of the flexibletube being positioned in the dauber, a spring member adapted to embracea portion of the tube to compress the same, and means disposed adjacentto the dauber for contacting with the spring member When the dauber isrotated on its support.

2. In a device 01' the character described, a handle, a tube extendingthrough the handle, a. rod secured to the tube and extending laterallytherefrom, a dauber mounted for rotation on one end of the rod, aflexible tube carried at one end of the first mentioned tube andextending into the dauber, a cam carried by the rod, means embracing" aportion of the flexible tube and lying in the path of travel of the camfor compressing the flexible tube when the dauber is rotated.

In a device of the character described, a handle, a tube extendingthrough the handle, a rod at one end of the tube, a dauber mounted forrotation on the rod, a flexible tube providing communication be tweenthe dauber and first mentioned tube, and means controlled by therotation of the dauber for compressing the flexible tube.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixedmy signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

PATRICK JOSEPH DEVER. Witnesses WILLIAM F. CoYLE, JOSEPH Docenr'r.

